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Position Location: Employee must be based in West Michigan, with a preference for the Grand Rapids or Holland areas. About We The People : We The People Action Fund (WTPAF) (501c4), along with and through its sister organization, We The People Michigan (WTPMI) (501c3), works to build a multi-racial, working-class constituency across the state that is engaged in community organizing, the development of leaders, and the building of a unified, proactive agenda rooted in economic, racial, and social justice for all Michiganders. In 2018, people from all corners of Michigan came together to outline The People’s Agenda , a vision for a Michigan in which all people have dignity, that is safe and sustainable, and that protects our democracy and acknowledges our history. Since then, We The People Action Fund and We The People Michigan have been organizing across the state in support of this living, evolving vision. About the Position : WTPAF seeks a full-time organizer that will work to develop relationships with immigrant community leaders in Grand Rapids and Holland. The organizer will work with the WTPAF team to build a leadership team with local leaders and drive immigrant justice campaigns that center West Michigan residents. The WM Organizer will report to the West Michigan Lead Organizer. Primary Responsibilities : --Deeply invest in key, impacted community members, and develop 1-3 core teams of immigrant leaders in key districts in the Grand Rapids and Holland areas that are committed to working together on local and statewide immigrant justice campaigns; --Build a base of immigrant Western Michigan residents that identify WTPAF as their political home and will drive local and statewide campaigns that are nested in the long term vision of immigrant justice, and winning back driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants; --Engage their key leaders through 1:1s, house meetings, town halls, political education sessions, cultural strategy, and building relationships with elected leaders; --Support Leadership School , a yearly movement school of community members, where they learn the basics of organizing, develop a shared strategy, and connect to statewide goals; --Collaborate with Policy & Research, Communications, and Data teams to advance the collective learning and capacity of our immigrant justice campaigns; --Achieve goals and metrics as determined by both a Lead Organizer and collective goal setting by the WTPAF Organizing team; --Attention to administrative details like data and hours tracking that allow us to learn from our work and be compliant with legal requirements; --Other duties as assigned . WTPAF is a diverse team of people, and we believe that our diversity makes us stronger. As we work to build a multi-racial, working-class constituency across the state, we believe that representation from diverse communities is crucial to our shared success. We also recognize that people who are women, trans, non-binary folks, and BIPOC are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet all qualifications. We believe in leadership potential and development and encourage people from these groups to apply if you meet some but not all of these qualifications.